Mit viel Freude kann ich euch heute verkünden, dass wir hier auf Fritten, Fussball & Bier ein Gewinnspiel zum Kinofilm von Eric Cantona machen dürfen. Sein neuer Film „Looking for Eric" spielt er sich selbst und versucht einem gescheiterten Fan das Leben auf seine Art und Weise nahe zu bringen. Der Film des britischen Meisterregisseurs [. Click to continue reading...

Movies and soccer. Two things that traditionally don't mix well. In documentary form, maybe. But in scripted Hollywood form? No. For various reasons, it usually ends in either cheesy emotions, unconvincing action, or Robert Duvall's Scottish accent in A Shot at Glory. But not always. There are a handful of good football movies out there. Click to continue reading...

Karyn Kusama's (gorgeous) film Girlfight climaxes with a "gender blind" boxing match, in which the film's central character gets into the ring and boxes her boyfriend. This has got to be one of the most fascinating scenes in a sports movie.
Before I go any farther, let me just say that the New York State Boxing Commission has never authorized gender-blind boxing for men and women in the same weight class. Click to continue reading...

Dirty, dirty Leeds. Dirty fucking Leeds. After reading David Peace's novel The Damned UTD these words cycled through my head for days. They work as an obsessive refrain in David Peace's account of Brian Clough's infamous 44 days as the manager of (dirty, dirty) Leeds.
I knew nothing about Clough, Leeds, and this bizarre story before reading Peace's novel - that I enjoyed the book, and felt as if Clough himself, in all his puerile genius, had wormed his way into my head is as good a testimony as I can give to the intensity and distinctiveness of Peace's writing. Click to continue reading...

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Im nigerianischen Film sieht es bei Chelsea gegen Liverpool zum Glück anders aus als im Sportfernsehen, aber einmal könnte man sich dieses cineastische Meisterwerk sicher ansehen. Richard von the Spoiler würde dafür sogar seine Ersparnisse und Kinder geben.

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I screened a short documentary called "Kick Like a Girl" a couple months ago and was delighted to find out that HBO is airing it tonight (6:00 ET).� Anyone who sometimes feels jaded by the state of sports these days� needs to tune in to the adventures of the Mighty Cheetahs, a third-grade girls' soccer team in Salt Lake City.

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Emir Kusturica'dan Maradona belgeseli. Belki de izlemişsindir.. El Diego'nun hayatının sadece futbol bazlı değil, her açıdan ele almaya çalışan bir eser. Hayatı film gibi denilen bir adamın hayatının filmi. Click to continue reading...

Bir itirafa konu edilebilir mi bilmiyorum; dün akşam Recep İvedik'e gittim. Üstelik çok da güldüm. Beklentiyle ilgili bir şey herhalde, beklentiyi düşük tutunca, hatta hiç beklentin olmayınca yakaladığın birkaç küçük parçadan bile haz alabiliyorsun. Filmin bir dünya eleştirilecek, kimi yerlerde ti'ye alınabilecek noktası var, aşağıda konuşuruz seninle. Click to continue reading...

Green Street Hooligans'ı izlemişsindir, TV'de bile oynadı. Gerçi dublaj ile aynı tadı vermiyor haberin olsun. West Ham United taraftarları ile Milwall psikopatlarının ilişkileri ekseninde Ada'daki futbol, holiganizm ve tribün gruplarını konu alan enfes bir filmdi. En son acıklı bir noktada bırakmıştık Green Street Elite'i. Click to continue reading...

Vicky Cristina Barcelona, Vicky ile Cristina isimleri bizim memlekette anlaşılmaz ama Barselona'yı en azından futbol sayesinde bilmeyen yoktur kaygısı ile ülkemizde Barselona, Barselona ismi ile vizyona girdi. Yazan ve yöneten Woody Allen. Javier Bardem, Scarlett Johansson, Rebecca Hall, Penelope Cruz başrollerde. Click to continue reading...

Joe Cole dizini sahada bırakıp, sezonu kapattı. Haziran ayında Milli Takım forması ile Kazakistan ve Andorra maçlarına yetişmesi bile zor gözüküyor. Sahaya çıksa bile nasıl toparlayacak merak konusu. Chelsea, İngiliz oyuncunun yerine adam arayadursun, Cole Londra'da ameliyat oldu. Fotoğraf ameliyat sonrası ilk fotoğraf olup, Chris Wilson / Mirror'a aittir. Click to continue reading...

Cem Yılmaz eylemişse güzel eylemiştir diyerek gittim filme. Çekimler, kullanılan efektler ve espiriler süper. Hele hele bir futbol seyircisini filmin ikinci yarısı mest edebilir. Futboldan anlamadan bu kadar güzel doneler yakalayarak bizi güldürmeyi başaran Cem Yılmaz bir de futboldan anlasa neler yapacak demek ki! Click to continue reading...

İngiliz Milli Balesi Güzel Oyun Futbol Gösterisinde...
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Yönetmen Serdar Akar'ın çektiği, başrollerinde rahmetli Savaş Dinçel, Müjde Ar, Rafet el-Roman ve Erkan Can'ın olduğu nefis bir futbol filmi. Hayat ile futbolun gösterdiği paralellikler, Sait Faik'in öykülerinden alışkın olduğumuz insanların gündeliklerinde karşımıza çıkıyor. Click to continue reading...

I've been dreaming for the great one to journey to my hometown of Portland, Oregon, for many... well, two years now. Not as a member of my club the Timbers, not in the flesh, but in 24-frames per second. Moving pictures... in the hyper-reality of cinema... in the celluloid guise of the brilliant film Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait. Click to continue reading...

Why is this brilliant film still not available on DVD in the U.S.? If we can take down Uwe Boll, we can surely get this released in Region 1!

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Originally uploaded by genericavatar Ahora que fue la fecha FIFA y ver que México esta fuera de los olímpicos en Asia me hizo recordar, a una película que se estreno en el 2002 o antes , pero el caso es que en el mundial Japón y Corea 2002 me toco ver el poster. Era algo similar a la foto, solo que esta foto es de un jugador de la India , que estaba filmando una película, quiero creer que similar, solo que en su país y en el tan famoso Bollywood. Click to continue reading...

Rating: 4 (Good)
File this under: "Who didn't see this coming?"
From BBC comes this report that LA Galaxy defender and man of brightly colored hair styles is going to make a Hollywood film debut in an action flick titled" Without Fear".
Any guesses which other Galaxy players may appear in film soon? Click to continue reading...

A big thanks to all Pies fans who voted for us in Soccerlens' football blog awards. We came out on top in their Best Overall Blog category, which I guess is a bit like winning Best Film at the Oscars,... Click to continue reading...

A film about Iranian women's football is receiving critical acclaim on its premier at the Berlin Film Festival. The documentary follows a historic match between the Iranian national team and a Berlin-based women's team Click to continue reading...

A film about Iranian women's football is receiving critical acclaim on its premier at the Berlin Film Festival. The documentary follows a historic match between the Iranian national team and a Berlin-based women's team Click to continue reading...

A film about Iranian women's football is receiving critical acclaim on its premier at the Berlin Film Festival. The documentary follows a historic match between the Iranian national team and a Berlin-based women's team Click to continue reading...